In a first, Real Kashmir FC to lock horns with professional footballers in Scotland

Excited team looks forward to more such opportunities

July 06, 2017 02:02 pm | Updated July 22, 2021 03:25 pm IST - New Delhi

Kashmir's premier Football Club, 'Real Kashmir FC' on Tuesday departed to Scotland for a friendly match with professional football clubs from New Delhi. With this visit to Scotland, Real Kashmir FC will become the first club team from the valley to play on a foreign soil when they take on third-tier Scottish League club Stenhousemuir.

Real Kashmir FC was flagged-off by Jammu and Kashmir Finance Minister Haseeb Drabu, president of the J&K Football Association Zameer A. Thakur, along with several other key members of the Association. The team is very excited and looking forward to more such opportunities.

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